Machine for utilizing statistical cards



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H. GOERLITZ MACHINE FOR UTILZING-STATISTICAL CARDS Original Filed Aug. 50, 1921 6 Sheets-Sheet FEM mE Accou'NT No.

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MACHINE FOR UTILIZINQ STATISTICAL CARDS Original Filed Aug. 50. 1921 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 DATE DIV. OBJECT FILE ACCOUNT NO. WEIGHT l PRICE @ooo oaoooooovgooo oooogooogggoooo 6 6 6-5 6 se 6,06 6.6@6 6 6 6 6 6:'@66 e e 6065s 5 8 8 a a s 8va 8 8 e a s s a 9 aaa a s 851%9 s a 9 8859 e le oooo'oo Wlmgs INVENTOR 99.915.749 l 44ML@ ATTORNEY 1n lmy p f 496,944:iled August 30,1921, of which the `present application is a4 division.

. ing lmechanism, and electrical card-sorting nism;

Patented July 1, v193.0

UNITED STA-Tas PATENT- oFFlcr-J TABULATING- :MLACHINIEIl CORPORATION, DELAWARE I l Original application led'August 30, 1921, Serial No.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y., Al CORPORATION OF MACHINE Foie- UTILIZING STATISTICAL CARDS 496,944, alla in Germany :rune 6, 191s. Divided and this application led Marchgl9, 1927, Serial No. 176,766. Renewed March 24, 1930.

The present 4application relates fto machines for handling statistical cards of the.

type which are fully described and claimed co-pending application, Ser. No.`

The invention that is the subject of this divisional application consists ofmechanism which is hereinafterv described and which the claims cover, and which may have different forms. Illustrative forms of cardpunching mechanism, mechanical card-sortmechanism are shown herein, each of which forms ,represents the'invention embodied 1n a machine.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate both'mechanism and related statistical cards and .inv which. like reference numerals designate like parts in diderent views:l

Fig. 1 is a plan of card-punching mechanism-including a slide, carrying a'partly punched card; Y,

Fig. 2 is a fragmental plan of this mechanijsm, the slide and card lbeing in other positions;

Fig. 3 a sectional elevation thereof;

Fig. 4 a plan of portions of mechanically operated card-sorting mechanism;

Fig. 5 a sectional elevation'of these and other portions thereof Y 'l Fig. 6 a sectionalelevation of portions of electrically operated card-sorting mecha- Fig. 7 a side elevation of portions ofJelectrically operated card-sorting mechanism differing from that shown in Fig. 6;

Figs. 8, 9, 10, 10211, 12 and 12a illustrate statistical cards to each of which reference is. hereinafter made. y

In their broad 4aspects the phases of the invention claimed in the present application are applicable either to punch machines or to tabulating machines. In one case the punches pass through the-cards and in they othery case lingers or` feelers pass through preformed openings. either of these types of mechanisms by the phrase members adapted to pass through particular' I intend to refer. toy

,the cards, and to cover the invention used either in a punch or a tabulating machine.

Each of theillustrated statistical cards is. i

provided with different systems of perforations which are used `in succession for the tabulating action, one ofthe two systems occupying thosespaces or interstices which, i

either for the required distance between the perforating punches-in mechanically dperatin .machines-or for the Arequired interval' etween two subsequent perforationsiiiye'lectrically operating machinesneces- `sarily must'remain free from holes or perforations. The machines, however, are provlded wlth devices fory controlling the same,

n"as desired, for action in connection with the" lines or series of numerals, is provided with twenty lines or series, the numerals of the one set orl systemof linesbeing shown in full lines and the numerals of theother set or system being shown in dotted lines. The numerals or perforations of the one system are located in the spaces between `the `numerals of the vertical lines of the' othensystem. In both systems the numerical order from 0 to 9 goes from top to bottom. The vertical lines dividing the card into a number of separate fields and also the headings orinscriptions at lthe top are common to both systems,`a1 and a2-denoting`the distances of the two lines comprising'the numeral 9. only,Y from the adjacent-edge or mar in of the card. The distances b1 and b2 o? the two outer vertical' lines of numerals `from the edges ofthe card are equal.

Figure 9 re resents a card likewise with two systems ofp numeral linesas before. The numerals and perforations of the one system are also located in the spaces between the numerals'of the vertical Alines of the other "95 just as in Figure 8.

Figure 10 shows a card similar to that in Figure 8 with the 4-exce tion that the numerdistance c2.

of the line 9 from the adjacent ed e orl als and perforations` o the lines of the one system are arran ed verticall above or below the intermediate' spaces o adjacent perforatons of the other system. This arrangement ail'ords a more advantageous utihzation of the paper than in Figure 8. A maximum advanta e is obtained by kee ing ,the distance 01 lFigure 10L equal to tii a1. and a2 denote the distances margin of the card, and b1 and b2 enote the distances of the vertical outer or end lines of numerals from their adjacent edges of the card. Figure 11 represents a card which is a combination of the cards shown in Figures 9 and '10. The perforations of the same characters in the one system are located vertically below ory above the interstices between adjacent 'holes of the other system. The numerical order of the characters or perforations from 0 to 9 increases in the one system, from top to bottom, and in the other system likewise fromtop to bottom upon turning the card for 180.v The distances a1, a, b?, b2 are of like nature as in Fi res 9 and 10.

igure 12 illustrates a card similar to that in Figure'8except that -the perforatlons are not juxtaposed but eccentrically superposed, and the numerals need not be prlnted except in single lines or rows. The distances a1, a2, b1, b2 are of the same nature as in Figure 8. The above described arrangement of the, perforations in eccentric superposition is also applicable in,the cards shown in Figures 9 and 10.

Figure 12. If in the card shown in Figure 12 a third perforation is applied in eccentric'superposition, the'card is utilizable for three systems.

The numerals of the single systems may be printed on one side of the card only, or

One side thereof maybe usedtory the print ofthe one system and the other side for the second system. As `the printed numerals are only an auxiliary means for the eye of .the reader and as the known automatic sumin the shape of numerals, also cards without any printed numerals may be used.

According to whether the cards are to be worked in machines having a punching box or in an electrically driven machine having a brush to wipe over the card or any other appropriate feeling member, in theuse of some of the above described cards controlling arrangements are necessary for ensuring that, as desired, only the perforations of the one or those of the other system actuate the controlling members of the machine. Arrangements or devices for the purpose are described in the following portlon .of this specification inconnection with a mechanical machine and with an electrically operated machine. But before the machines and the said controlling arrangements are explained in detail, it will be useful tode- `scribe the manner in which punching or perforatin machines are constructed and made applica le for producing perforations of the one'oi'othe other numeral system.'

-In the simple manually operated perforating apparatus the card, enclosed in a frame, is stepwise advanced below ten juxtaposed punches, provided with knobs for depressing said punches, and the card must be able to he so fastened in the frame, so that the numbers of the s stems on which erforations are to be ma e, are positioned elow said punches. An apparatus of the kind is shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3.

The punches 1 are arranged in a series under the control of u nching levers with knobs 2. On depression of a lever the corresponding punch is forced down to make a perforation in the card 3. The latter is kept in place on a slide 4 adapted to be moved lengthwise in the stationary frame 5. On the depression of a knob 2 a rack 6 and pinion 7 cause, under the action of a spring in the casing 8 and of a pawl and ratchet wheel not shown, the said slide 4 with the card to advance one step as is known in the art. Laterally the card is guided by the ledges 9a and 9? of the frame. The members constituting the slide 4 are adjustable and the ledges 9a and 9h are removable and' adjustable in a known manner, so that the card 3 can be properly positioned below the punches 1 to receive the perforations in the desired system of numerals. In lieu 0f the ledges 98L and 9h short arms 10, Figure 2, may

be employed in connection with the slide 4. In order to perforate cards of the kind shown in Figures 8, 9 and 12 only the ledges 9EL and 9h require to be changed to suit the particular nature of the card. The ledges `must allow any change. in the position of the card vertical to the feeding movement to the amount of a1 and a2, but in' order to perforate cards of the kind'shown ,in Figures 10 and 11 the slide 4 must be so constructed and arranged as to allowI of adjusting same in longitudinal (feeding) direction to the amount of b1 and b2. l

The mechanically .operated perforating machines of the vusual lmown construction comprise a card magazine, a punching box, acontainer for the punched cards and a mechanical power drive for the automatic conveyance of thecards and for` the actuation of the punches. These machines, therefore, are similar to the mechanical sorting and summing machines to be described herebelow in which in lieu of a punch-box a pinbox is provided. As regards the movability of the card (receiving) container and the adjustability of the stops of the pin-box in the latter machines, slmilar arrangements are usually provided in the aforementioned mechanically operated perforating'machines.

Mecham'cally 'operated semmai/ng and sortng machine or pea-bom nwohvhze A machine of'this kind is illustrated in Figures 4 and 5 of the drawings. The container 11 receives the cards?, whichsingly aredelivered by the gripper 12 to the transporting rollers 13 and 14, to be 'conveyed -to the pin box 15', wherethey are arrested by the stop 16. .The pin box is reciprocated in vertical direction by two rollers 17 engagin in cam grooves 18 of the two disks-20 keye to a shaft 19 driven by a motor of any appropriatekin'd.` The shaft '19 also acts to reciprocate the gripper 12 by means of two toothed wheels 21, a connectingvrod 22 and a two-armed lever 23., When. moved upwards the pinsv of the in-box15 engage in the perforations of the card, lifting the rods 25 connected with the members of the summing machine 24.. At the downward movement of the pin-box 15 the stop 16 also goes down and the card 3 is free to continue its travel, that is to say, the rollers 14 and 26 then act to convey and deliver the card to the gathering container 27 I In caseof normal cards having ten horiforations therein register or coincide with the pins. The median line of the container 11 and that of the pin-box 15 coincide. The

stop 16 is as far remote from the extreme series or line of pins as the extreme Aseries orline of lnumerals on the card is distanced from the card edge.

I shall now describethe manner in which the container 11 and the stop'16 are adjusted for working'the one or the -other of the two systems, as desired, in order that the cards assume and hold-,the proper position with relation to the pin. In Figures 4 and 5 the ,two positions are shown in full drawn lines and in dotted lines respectively;

In case of cards as in Figure 8 the two receiving container 11, therefore, remains constantly in its normal/position. The stop 16, however, must be adjustable in the card feeding device to the amount of a1 and a2 in order that the correct perforations are always positioned above the pins.

This also holds for cards as in Figure 9, but, in case of working the second system, the card is to be introduced into the machine after having been turned for 180.

4 Cards of the kind shown in Figure 10 also require an adjustable stop 16. Asthe me- .dian lines of the two systemsl area distance like bL-bz or 1/2 c1, apart from. each other,

also the card container 11 must be adjustable to that amountin a direction perpendicular to the feeding direction.

For cards asin Figure 11 the stop 16 must likewise be adjustable to the amount ofa1-a2. The card container, however, is not adjustable for both systems, but'its median lineis llocated an amount 1/2 b' (b1-422)A or 1/4Y c1 laterally to the median line of the pin box, for the followin reasonsa The median line 0% the one system is separated from that of the other lsystem by 1/2 c1 or, since 1/2 cl'is equal to 61-62, the distance between the two median lines is'like 1-62. 4The common median line of the two systemslies symmetrically in the middle be-I tween themedian lines of the two systems and consequently at a distance like 1/2 1-62) from the latter. To cause the median line of the card container 11 to coincide I or register with the median line of the one fore, remains for both systems laterally displaced for 1/2 (b1-452). With regard to the card shownv in Figure 11 this displacement lies to the left withl relation to the feeding direction. l

The card shown in Figure 12 and having eccentric perforations in both systems is obtained from the solutions 8-11 by approaching the numerals or perforations. As regards the adjustability of the card container 11 and stop 16 all that holds which has been stated above in regardto card 8.

The statements given above with respect` to the mechanical summing or adding `Ina-v chine with pin-box also hold for the mechanical sorting machine with a single series of pins and for the mechanically operated perforating machine in which a punch-box is rovided in lieu of a pin-box. All that has een .said above with relation to machines having a mechanically operated pin-box also holds for the pintoxmaehines, in which the an electrica contact in lieu of'bringing about a mechanical feeding operation.

Electrically o eratedsu'mming amd sorting machines (nachima with sliding* 00ntavts) Machines of this kind, are rovided, as is Well known, with contact `brus es or springs, below which the card. is fed and which act to close a circuit at thev moment when the brush or spring engages a metal contact or a netal roll through a perforation ofthe car As in the cards shown in Figure. 12 two perforations or holes .are superposed, care must be taken that the circuit be not closed except in the perforation offthat system on` which the cardA is to be worked. Further the brushes must be adjustable in a direction perpendicular to the feeding direction ina lmanner that, in case of working cards as shown in Figures 10 and 11 the brushes allow of being ositioned or adjusted to the median lines-o the -vertical lines or series of the one or the other system. In Figures 6 and 7 the electrically operated statistic summing machine is illustrated diagrammatically, in order to show in which manner the holes or perforations of the system that is not to be used' or. worked, arev rendered electrically inactive or inoperative.l

The cards are, as before, seized one by one by the gripper 28 land conveyed or fed over rollers 29l to the container 30 at the other end of the`machine. On their travel the cards pass between the brush 32 and the 'through said shaft.; Fixed to the shaft 36 by means of a screw 43 is a ring/40 having tenmetal strips 41 and ten insulating strips 42 to constitute its periphery. `Thefscrew allows yof adjustingtlie ringlto the angular amount of the strips 41 or -42, so that the periods of closingand opening the circuit can be changed or -substituted forJeach other. In this manner thejbrush 32 can be made to contact with theV metal piece 31 through the perforations or holes of either the lone orxthe other system of the card, as desired, so that a perforation or hole of the system that is not intended to influence the recording activityof the lmachine, cannot cause the circuit to be closed, not even in case 'that suchl perforation passes the brush first.

The relay 34 servesl the Ypur .ose of keep-l ing the circuit closed across t e. contact 44 at the moment when a current flows through it, until, after the card has passed through,

the contact 45 actsY to kee the circuit open until a fresh card engages etween the brush and the metal contact 31. Justas in the hereinbefore described machines with a pinbox the card container of this machine is mounted so as to be adjustable across the feeding direction, in order that the b rushes may be caused to slide exactly over the centres of the perforations or holes of the Vcards shown in- Figures 10 and 11.

Owing to the difference in the distance of the holes of like value in the two systems from the edge or margin of the car'd the circuit is closed at a certain perforation, say 5, of'one system earlier or later than atthe same perforation in the other system. As

this asynchronism renders it impossible'to correctly actuate the summing and sorting mechanism rotating synchronously with the main drive ofthe machine, the card must,

for the one system, be conveyed through the electric contact device with a certain lead or in advance and'for the other system with a certain retardation. To this end the grrpper28,- Figure 6, is adapted to be given a corresponding adjustment tothe amount of vL1-a2 in ,advancing or retardin relationby `alterin`g the engagement or mes of the"pinions 37 operatingthe gripper.'

Instead of compensating for the above n-said asynchronismin the manner described,

the like purpose may be attained by rendery ing the' bar supporting the brush 32 or any other suitable feeling member, adjustable to the amount L1-faz in the direction of the travel of the cards.

-In an electric sorting machine.with but one brush slidingover a`revolving contact roll and in which different switches 'of the sorting containers are opened, according to the moment of the closing of the circuit, likewise a revolving sliding ring having peripheral contact pieces and.I insulating .l pieces, may be employed. A more convenient construction, however, comprises a revolving contact roll v46, Figure '7, v with "peripheralinsulating pieces 47 and with a screw -48'f oradjustably positioning the said roll on its shaft in a 4mannenthat only through the holes or perforations Aof one systeni of the card 3 the circuit can be closed by means of the brush 50. The latter is adjustable vertically tothe feeding direction tioned exactly over any vertical line or series of numerals `of' the card.

'ofthe card so as to be capable of being posiiao The' card as described has twov or more i groups of index point locations, either of with the index points of the other group.

The mechanism which is the subject matter.

of this a pliation is applied to machines of stan ard construction and comprisesl meansin punching machines for controlling the relation of the card to the punches so that the perforations will be made in the index point locations of either of the groups as desired, and comprises means in sorting and tabulating machines forcontrolling the relation of the card to the feelers so that the feelers will sense the index points in either group to the exclusion of those of the other group. Any one of the two or more groupsof index point locations can be selected at will and the groups will bereferred to in the claims as selective.

What I claim is:

l. A statistical machine for use with cards having selective groups of index point locations each group comprising index point locations that are interspersed with index point locations of the other group, said machine comprising devices adapted to be associated with the index point locations of either group, and means for controlling the relation between said devices and a card to cause the devices to be associated with the index point locations of one group or the other.

2. A statistical machine for use with cards Y having selective groups of index .point locations each group comprising index point locations that are interspersed with index point locations of the other group, said machine comprising feelers adapted to pass through holes in index point locations of either group, 'and means for controlling the relation between said feelers and a card to cause said eelers to sense holes in the index point locations of one group or the other.

3. A statistical machine for use with cards l having selective groups o index point locations each group comprising index point lo-l cations that are interspersed with the indexpoint locations of the other group, said machine comprising a supply magazine, card -eeding mechanism and card sensing mechanism, certain of said elements being adjustable laterally of the path of travel of the card to selectively control the relation of the card to the sensing mechanism to cause the machine to analyze one or the other group of index point locations.

4. A statistical machine for use with cards having selective groups of index point locations each group comprising indexpoint locations that are interspersed with the index point locations of the other group, said machine comprising a supply magazine, card feeding mechanism and card sensing mecha nism, certain vof said elements being adjustable in the direction of travel of the card to control the relation of the card to the sensing mechanism to cause the machine to analyze one or the other group of index point locations.

5. A statistical machine for use with cards having selective groups ofindexpoint locations each group comprising index point 1o- 

